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Aesthetic Publications

Within the realm of internet art, the appearance of the visual language of digital technology and the Internet in the physical world has taken shape by way of specific objects, brands, and textures. These parts of this new aesthetic, though mostly generic by nature, have become a synecdoche for the internet as a whole. The way in which they are paired, colored, and collaged together has become a language and way of communication in and of itself. Through these publications, I was interested in exploring what happens when there objects are taken completely out of the context of the internet and then what happens when their context is highlighted through the use of collage and treatment.

Mag Cloud Publication:

ReadyMag Publication: https://readymag.com/u39450363/60154/

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"You Got This!" submission for Bathroom Stall Gallery

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Plot It Like It’s Hot (2015)

Concept + Process

Conceptually, we knew we needed to go with something that related to the algorithmic process of the plotter as well as what we were discussing in class.

So with that we began looking at websites and programs that used algorithmic processes to see if we could generate a form/forms that we liked.

Eventually, we came across the Grapher App that is built into the Mac and we began to look at the default forms that the program generated and the equations that came along with them.

Eventually we realized that we loved the 3D forms, but the understanding the equations would take a lot more time than we actually had, so we decided to just focus on the aesthetic of the program and find images outside of it that spoke to the same way of generating form.

We then found the Graphed example plot which we all really liked the aesthetics of and began to outline it in Illustrator as well as repeat the form in the form of an X.

The idea behind our composition as to speak to the repetitive, algorithmic and graphic processes associated with our form and what we were learning in the class.

When it comes to the stickers, we wanted to add an extra element of humor to convey the excitement and fun associated with learning and experiencing a new method of output (the plotter) so we used the term “plot it liked its hot,” as an homage to Snoop Dog, but also as a play on words (obviously.)

We also wanted to speak to the materials were printing on (the silver and neon) with the phrase because typically those colors are associated with ‘hot’ trends, especially trends in graphic design.

Method of Making + Materials

As far as our materials, we decided to go with a subtractive process by putting an etching tool in the plotter to put an image on smooth contact paper by scratching the image in paint mixed with dish detergent, which we did to create our own version of rainbow scratch art. Translucent contact paper and silver sticker paper were chosen to emphasize our subtractive process by allowing light to shine through our etching.

Installation

Installation-wise, we decided to go with placing the stickers on a large window space and placing the poster on a movable wall. We wanted the light to act as a material to activate the relationship between the poster and the stickers, speaking to the bright and refelctive materials.

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algorithm exercises

I think that the exercises that we did we’re really fun and interesting! I think my experience with it was really different than everyone else’s because of the fact the I was trying to interfere with all of the either algorithms. I think the hardest part of the process was remaining consistent and following the rules in terms of not speaking and the remembering the order of the groups I was supposed to go to.

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Form and Code Response

Something that I thought was really interesting about the reading was that it said that everything has to be in numbers in order to be understood by the computer. It totally make's sense but I never really thought about it and its kind of mind blowing. 

Additionally, when the article talked about how controlling repetition within an image is a way to choreograph human eye movement was so fascinating to me.   I think its more so about the way that its worded, but thinking about being in control of the way people see and how their eyes move is definitely something that isn't easily achieved in many ways accept for through coding. It was also really crazy when it talked about how the same concept applies to how rapidly flashing lights can trigger seizures. I guess in short, i didn't really realize that code applies to so many different type of making and aspects of life and I'm really excited to learn about other possibilities and apply them to my work.

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Algorithmic Pattern Making

Step 1: Take a large sheet of paper, (preferably around 24 x 36) and start folding it over onto itself. Fold the paper over as many times as it will allow until it is too think to fold over anymore. (Try and make sure your creases are as crisp as possible).

Step 2: Unfold the paper and smooth it out over a flat surface.

Step 3: Anywhere you see a point of intersection between the creases, draw a small hollow circle. Make sure that you leave space between the circles so that they don’t touch.

Step 4: Once you have made as many circles as you can find, draw a filled in rectangle along the lines of the creases and in between the circles you have drawn. The rectangles can be as long or short as you wish, as long as they do not touch the circles they are placed in between.

Step 5: Once all the creases have a rectangle over them, look at each cell that has formed between your shapes and draw another shape that aligns with the contours of the cell, but do not let them touch the edges of your other shapes. Do this until all cells are filled

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"Message Send Failure"

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England Portal (Zine)

 By: Alex Teschel

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Book, Print, Ink, Paper, Type: Interview with Jesse England

I feel like this article is really good representation of the concept of post-internet in terms of taking the internet outside of itself and integrating it into the everyday non-digital. By taking something that is charictaristically digital and cycling it through these very rudimentary processes in order to arrive at the same place, like with 'backing up" the e-book via photocopying, I thought it was an interesting process. It made me think about this idea of exploring the concept of digital and physical ownership  and entertaining the notion that we don't really own anything and how nothing is really permanently ours especially in terms of when we can access certain things. Because the internet's intent is to make life easier and make things more accessible, but when it stops working or glitches it has the opposite effect and you can lose everything or be disconnected from it. And the same concept can be true for things that are tangible that we own because it can get destroyed or lost or stolen. So in thinking about this, it makes me consider the idea that that no matter how we try to preserve or protect that things that we "own", do we ever really own them? philosophical 

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Response to Reading 1: Gene McGough- Post Internet

Can one be bad or good @ the internet ~~ or is it more about whether or not we use it with intention?

The internet, to me, is a relative term because you can be talking about the internet as just a linear thing, like the technology or the device that its on, or you can think about it as a culture and a language. So depending on if you choose to use the internet in your work as a visual language or to just use it as something to generate content, your intention is going to determine what you get out of it. So in a way, the internet is exactly what you want it to be and exactly what you think it is, so therefore, no one can really be bad or good at  it. Also, if you think about it, the internet is so big and infinite that its almost impossible for someone to be 'good' at using every part because its constantly changing and its almost like space...cyberspace. 0__o. 

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beginning with ‘post-digital’ as a prompt–

if digital media is fully integrated into our lives then how would we define our interactions within it? As designers/visual communicators, how do we function within this digital extension? How is our role modified and what are the possibilities? 

I think you can consider it in a lot of different ways. But a lot of times, I think about post-digital/ post-internet in terms of aesthetic and how much of our technology we reveal in our work.

Normally as designers, our job is to generally make it look like we didn't use technology to create something or rather to not make people think about and consider the technology as part of the work so that we focus on the concept. But when you are operating in the post-digital/ internet mindset, the technology is a large part, if not the main part of the concept that you are trying to get across to people. This can be shown in the way in which we make something on the computer itself, by pushing a pixelated quality for example or having a subject that focuses on something that has been circulating in the realm of digital pop culture. Or, we can take the technology outside of itself and push the aesthetic of the internet dream world that we never thought could or would be taken outside of the digital realm.